Claire Hanna MP: votes, interests and costs
Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party) is the MP for Belfast South and Mid Down, in the seat since 12 December 2019.
Offices and committees
Claire Hanna sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill | 20 March 2024 | 17 April 2024 |
| Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill | 28 June 2021 | 6 July 2021 |
| Northern Ireland Affairs Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 8a2e7655de7d.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 1 entry for Claire Hanna: Visits outside the UK (1). The most recent was registered on 20 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to United States between 11 October 2026 and 15 October 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Invited by the Keogh-Naughton Institute for Irish Studeies to be a featured speaker in the 2026 Ireland Advisory Board Meeting at the University of Notre Dame on the subject of reflections 10 years on from Brexit vote and the constitutional future of the island of Irelnd
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-10-11
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-10-15
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Claire Hanna's 2024-25 staffing spend as £235,979 (budget £250,820). The figure for 2023-24 was £218,871. IPSA lists office spending of £28,169 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £235,979.05 | £218,871.46 | £204,684.83 |
| Office costs: spent | £28,168.62 | £24,615.77 | £22,305.67 |
| Accommodation: spent | £6,727.60 | £5,273.40 | £10,666.05 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £30,315.96 | £31,484.91 | £32,659.92 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Belfast South and Mid Down BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Caseworker ×3 (fixed term full time), Intern (fixed term part time), Constituency Support Officer (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Claire Hanna is recorded voting in 129 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 23 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 20 October 2026 Claire Hanna voted Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Claire Hanna has tabled 273 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Education, Department for Work and Pensions, Home Office and 1 other departments.
Media: GCSE
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of state secondary schools that currently offer GCSE Media Studies.
Film and Media: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration was given to the social and economic value media studies and film studies as part of the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
Bereavement Support Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans do they have to review the eligibility conditions of the Bereavement Support Payment.
Electronic Travel Authorisations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in granting Electronic Travel Authorisations whether pardoned crimes are considered equal to spent convictions.
Electronic Travel Authorisations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether criminal convictions are considered in the provision of Electronic Travel Authorisations (ETA) to applicants, and whether a conviction of seditious conspiracy would provide grounds for a decli …
Biometrics: Gaza
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her department plans to facilitate biometrics checks in Gaza following the statement by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to the House on 24th June 2026 rega …
Music: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the findings of the Demos report entitled Facing the Music in relation to music education funding.
Arts: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on improving access to creative education for children and young people from lower income families.
Performing Arts: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact the cost of specialist creative training and auditions has on access to careers in the performing arts.
Arts: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the merits of establishing a the Cross-Departmental Advisory Group on Creative Education.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c64c24212f83. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Claire Hanna.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Belfast South and Mid Down returned Claire Hanna with a majority of 12,506: 21,345 votes, 49.1% of those cast, against 8,839 for Kate Nicholl. Result as published: SDLP hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Belfast South and Mid Down figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.